Bungie.net Upgrade

Bungie.net Upgrade

The site is back online, sorry for the downtime. We've upgraded a few behind the scenes things to improve performance, plus added a few new features. Visit Chapter Founders for a list of what's new. Enjoy!

I like shiny things!

I like shiny things!

Everybody likes shiny things. We have a brand new set of features coming up tomorrow that, for the sake of argument, we shall say are shiny. They make our site go faster, allow you more sorting options for your databases, and add some behind the scenes spit and polish to the news and forums. Like I said, shiny. However, said updates will cause our site to be unavailable for about 30 minutes, starting at 10:30 am PDT on Thursday morning.

Service Restored

New Job Opening at Bungie

New Job Opening at Bungie

Joseph Staten, director of cinematics here at Bungie is looking for a qualified applicant to help make the in-game and post-production movies that come from Bungie.
Budding filmmakers need to have experience in filmmaking, portfolio work in After Effects, and experience with in-game event scripting. [url=/Inside/Page.aspx?section=Jobs&subsection=Main&page=1]Head over tot he jobs page[/url] for details.

Halo Team Tournament Poll

Halo Team Tournament Poll

There's a new Bungie.net poll up asking how much you'd be willing to pay to compete in a national Halo team tournament. No, don't get all jumpy, we're not planning a team tournament. However, there are forces other than Bungie in the universe. (Don't worry, we'll take care of that when the time is right.)

Chapter Queue Cleared

Chapter Queue Cleared

We had quite a backlog of new chapters over the weekend, but I just cleared it out. If you were waiting for a chapter to come through, check for its status now. Remember, if you already have a chapter, a second one is not often easily approved. Also, don't forget to disband chapters that aren't going to be active, it helps everyone find a chapter that is actually doing things.

Mjolnir Mark VI Suit?

Mjolnir Mark VI Suit?

Sometimes you stumble onto something so strange you just can't resist sharing it. Maybe this went around already and I missed it? Anyway, check out these guys, who are planning to build a real life, life-sized Mjolnir Mark VI suit. Wacky.

Halo Championship Televised

Halo Championship Televised

I just picked up a note at HBO mentioning that the Halo National Championship Finals will be broadcast on G4TV this Friday night at 11:00 pm eastern time (8 pm pacific). If you're a member of the Seventh Column it's your duty to organize a Halo LAN party to watch the event!

A Day In The Life...

A Day In The Life...

What is it like to work at Bungie? Another comic hits close to home. As Joseph Staten recorded in his article, the trailer was finished before the sound. This was an actual embellished conversation that took place as Marty reviewed the finished visuals.

T&R Waxes Cooperative

T&R Waxes Cooperative

Until now you had single player screenshots. You even were treated to a few Multiplayer shots. But there was one genre in the screenshot matrix that was left unfulfilled...until today. Take a look at Truth & Reconciliation's new screenshot page of cooperative goodness.

[Updated] Service Interruption

[Updated] Service Interruption

Update: Even the best plans go wrong on Monday... sorry about the extra half hour, but the maintenance is completed, and all services should be working normally.

Bungie.net's database server will be undergoing network maintenance this afternoon at approximately 2pm PDT. This will affect all bungie.net web services. Downtime is expected to be no more than 30 minutes.

Halo National Winner Interviewed

Halo National Winner Interviewed

XBOX365 has an interview up with Dustin Langton, aka -Hp-Darkman, winner of the Halo National Championship. It's an interesting read, plus gives you a chance to comment at the end. Be sure to check it out.

[UPDATE] Bungie.net Update

[UPDATE] Bungie.net Update

Update: The time for the upgrade has been rescheduled for 3:00pm PDT. That is 20 minutes from now. It should take no more than an hour.

Well, it is time for a much needed site update - we've got a round of features and fixes to put up. However, doing so will require bungie.net's database server to be taken offline for an extended period of time. So, at about 3:30pm PDT, all bungie.net web services will be taken offline. Everything will be back online no later than 5:00pm PDT, but hopefully much sooner than that.

Televised Halo National Finals

Televised Halo National Finals

We're still waiting for the official word on when the Finals will be broadcast on G4 TV. A quick look at the schedule for the show Arena lists a date in late September, so that's our best guess. This isn't yet confirmed, we'll let you know when it is. In the meantime figure out how to get the station, or find someone that has it and plan a LAN party at their house for that evening!